Musk deflected on the stock drop at the meeting and reiterated promises that Tesla’s autonomous software used for its vehicles’ so-called Full Self-Driving feature, robotaxis,

Tesla CEO Elon Musk admitted during a staff meeting that "it feels like Armageddon" after seeing news coverage of his company being targeted with violence.

Planning for a war with China has dominated Pentagon thinking for decades, well before a possible confrontation with Beijing became more conventional wisdom on Capitol Hill. The United States has built its Air Forces, Navy and Space Forces — and even more recently its Marines and Army forces — with a possible fight against China in mind.

Billionaire Elon Musk arrived at the Pentagon on Friday morning for expected meetings with senior U.S. military leaders as the close ally of President Donald Trump makes sweeping cuts to the U.S. government.

President Donald Trump said he would not share sensitive military plans for a possible war with China with Elon Musk, one of his top allies in the White House. “I don’t want to show it to anybody,” Trump said when questioned by reporters Friday morning.